Michael Prime sought to recover his belongings from police custody following his release from prison, including a bright orange external hard drive that he claimed held 3,443 Bitcoins. The Secret Service sent letters to Prime after his release, saying he could have some of his devices back, which would be wiped if he provided them with relevant passwords within 30 days. If not, they'd be wiped and destroyed in the stated timeframe.
About 2 1/2 months ago, a three-justice panel from California's 2nd District Court of Appeal noted that Santos Grimaldi, Melvin Sandoval and Rogelio Contreras raised a plethora of challenges to either their convictions or sentences, but found that their substantive challenges lack merit.